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Last Thursday (March 18th), Elsa Peretti passed away. I’d just been thinking about her quite a lot in the months before and so it was a shock to see her name. Elsa Peretti is one of those women, like Marella Agnelli, who I find as fascinating as any celebrity or other public figure – her life was so colorful and she was such a vibrant figure who accomplished so much, and seemed to live life precisely on her own terms, and never took the “established” route. And she was a true artist. I thought about her over the weekend and wanted to share a little about why I admired her so very much.
My first piece of Elsa Peretti was also my first piece of Tiffany jewelry. It was the small sterling silver heart on a chain and my mom bought it for me at the store in Stanford Shopping Center. It cost exactly $50 (plus tax) at the time. I went home and stared at it and wore it for years. I was curious about who the designer was, and so the next I was at the library somehow found the book, the only one she ever wrote, Fifteen of my Fifty with Tiffany. I read through it over and over, staring at the photos and illustrations. A few years ago I remembered it again and thought about getting a copy for myself and found it was only available on the used market and for around $200 or so. I should have snapped it up because it’s about five times more now.
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